Kin selection underpins family dynamics in rural China
Q.-Q. He, M.-Y. Wang, J.-J. Wu, T.-J. Feng, X.-D. Zheng, J.-R. Yu, S.-H. Tang, L.-L. Deng, C. Fu, R. Mace, Y. Tao, T. Ji
The study uses an evolutionary game model and rural Chinese family data to show that kin selection influences family size by adjusting co-resident members to maintain relatedness and inclusive fitness.
bioRxiv · Sep 4, 2023Evolutionary Biology